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NRSC chair John Cornyn tells Charlie Crist to return the cash

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Letter from U.S. Sen. John Cornyn toĀ Charlie Crist: Dear Governor Crist, I was disappointed by several reports today noting that you have refused to return the contributions made to your U.S. Senate campaign while you were a Republican. This reversal stands in stark contrast to your previous statements that you would provide donors with ā€œpro-rated refundsā€ upon your announcement that you were leaving the Republican Party. Breaking this promise demonstrates an enormous lack of character, as Floridians are reminded that…

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Jeb Bush & Marco Rubio: A love that dare not speak its name

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From Esquire: Be warned, Florida: According to a Bush, your presumptive GOP candidate, Marco Rubio, is the sort of guy who canĀ look you in the eye and tell you the honest truth about where he stands. The Bush in question is your ex-guv, Jeb, but you’ll recall the last guy to earn a Bush’s trust by the mere forthrightness of his gaze:Ā Vladimir Putin. The trust he earned was George W.’s. And what a stalwart ally PutinĀ turned out to be. Now,…

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Jeb Bush & Marco Rubio: A love that dare not speak its name

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From Esquire: Be warned, Florida: According to a Bush, your presumptive GOP candidate, Marco Rubio, is the sort of guy who canĀ look you in the eye and tell you the honest truth about where he stands. The Bush in question is your ex-guv, Jeb, but you’ll recall the last guy to earn a Bush’s trust by the mere forthrightness of his gaze:Ā Vladimir Putin. The trust he earned was George W.’s. And what a stalwart ally PutinĀ turned out to be. Now,…

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John Cornyn: GOP leaders want their money back from Charlie Crist

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With Florida Republican Governor Charlie Crist expected to formally announce late Thursday that he willĀ run for the Senate as an independent, GOP leaders made clear they would do their best to starve him of campaign funds. At a Monitor-sponsored breakfast for reporters, Senator John Cornyn of Texas, Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), said, ā€œI certainly will request the money that I donated to his campaign from my leadership PAC back.ā€ Senator Cornyn added that, ā€œpeople have already…

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Charlie Crist declares his Independence

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A year after it seemed he was the man to beat forĀ the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate and a virtual shoo-in in the general election, Charlie Crist has seen his poll numbers nose-dive and speculation has run rampant about his chances of surviving a primary against tea-party favorite Marco Rubio, the state’s former House speaker. The 53-year-old governor has scheduled a Thursday evening event in his hometown where he will reveal his plans, though three confidants have said he’s…

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Hotline: How much will move cost Charlie Crist?

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From Hotline: FL Gov.Ā Charlie Crist (R) is contemplating his political future this week as he decides whether to run for Sen.Ā George LeMieux‘s (R) seat as an independent. But he also should be contemplating just how much it’s going to cost him. Crist has benefitted from several strong fundraising quarters, but conservative bloggers and activists have vowed to make a potential independent bid hurt his bank account. And he should take note: Those same activists helped cost Sen.Ā Arlen Specter (D-PA) more…

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Continuing coverage of Independent Charlie Crist and the Republicans of the Lost Party

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Seeing as there is a new development every 15 minutes about Charlie Crist’s expected departure from the Republican Party so that he can run as an Independent, I will just keep this post up to provide the latest updates on Crist, Marco Rubio, Kendrick Meek. Ā I’ll keepĀ aggregatingĀ any major stories, while posting links to stories also worth reading: 4/27 9:34 a.m. – Charlie Crist’s supporters face pressure from GOP: While the Tampa Bay Chair of Crist for Senate, Greg Truax, says…

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